What is there to do in the Ming Tombs?

Question 1: Are the Ming Tombs fun? I personally like archeology, history, ancient architecture... this knowledge, so I like places like the Ming Tombs very much. It is said to be the Thirteen Tombs, but in fact more people go to Dingling (Emperor Wanli) and Changling (Emperor Yongle). Dingling is to see the underground palace, and Changling is to see the buildings above ground. The above-ground palaces in Changling are all It is built of golden nanmu. There are many treasures on display in Fuli, all of which were unearthed from the Dingling Underground Palace. The crowns of emperors and empresses... white jade bowls... are all national treasure-level cultural relics. If you haven't been there, you might as well go and take a look!

Question 2: What are the interesting places in the Ming Tombs? The Ming Tombs, the tomb building of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, are located in a small basin of 40 square kilometers under Tianshou Mountain in Changping County, Beijing, about 50 kilometers away from the capital. It was in use from May of the seventh year of Yongle (1409) until the burial of Emperor Chongzhen. , which lasted for more than 230 years, has buried 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty, 23 queens, 2 princes, more than 30 concubines, and 1 eunuch. It is the best-preserved imperial tomb group in the world and was listed as a World Cultural Heritage in 2003. .

Overview

There were 16 emperors in the Ming Dynasty, but there were only 13 emperors in the Ming Tombs in Beijing. The reasons for not being included in the tomb vary. Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, established his capital in Nanjing in his early years and was buried in the "Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum" in Zhongshan, Nanjing after his death. Zhu Yunsang, the eldest grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang who succeeded to the throne, initiated the "Jingnan War" under his uncle, King Zhu Di of Yan (later Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty). After conquering Nanjing, his whereabouts are unknown, so there is no imperial mausoleum; the seventh emperor Zhu Qiyu ascended the throne after his brother Ming Yingzong was captured by Wala in the Tumubao Incident. Later, when the Yingzong was restored, Zhu Qiyu was killed. The Yingzong did not recognize him as the emperor, destroyed the Shouling he built in Tianshou Mountain, and buried him as a prince in Jinshan, the western suburbs of Beijing.

The main tomb of the Ming Tombs is Changling, which was first built by Zhu Di from 1409 to 1413. At that time, he "visited by car" and named the mountain "Tianshou Mountain". In 1423, he built it in the north He died on the way to conquer the Tartars and was later buried here. However, the Changling project was not completed until 1427. After nearly 200 years of construction, a complete building complex of more than 7 kilometers was formed.

Among the 13 mausoleums, the Changling Mausoleum of Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, and the Dingling Mausoleum of Emperor Jiajing Zhu Houzhi and Emperor Zhu Yijun were both built during his lifetime and are the largest in scale. The rest of the mausoleums are Construction started after the death and will take about half a year to build. Because Chongzhen was the king who lost his country, he did not officially build a mausoleum. The current mausoleum was rebuilt from the tomb of his late concubine Tian.

In 1957, the Beijing Municipal Government announced the Ming Tombs as the first batch of key ancient architectural and cultural relics protection units in Beijing. In 1961, the Ming Tombs were announced as a national key cultural relic protection unit. In 1982, the State Council announced the Badaling-Ming Tombs Scenic Area as one of the country's 44 key scenic protection areas. In December 1995, the "Ming Tombs Museum" was established. On July 3, 2003, the Ming Tombs were listed on the United Nations' World Heritage List.

Feng Shui Layout

The Ming Tombs behind the main entrance belong to the Taihang Mountains, leading to Juyongguan in the west, Huanghua Town in the north, and Changping Prefecture in the south, becoming the Ming Tombs and The northern barrier of the capital. Taihang Mountain starts from Zezhou and winds its way north for thousands of miles to Juyongguan. Gu Yanwu, a beginner in the late Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty, once said: "The mountains come from the south, and they are as powerful as a dragon flying; the east toe is Lulong, and the west ridge is riding Taihang; the back is sitting on the yellow flower (referring to Huanghua Town), and the front is facing the Shenjing; in the middle there are ten thousand The Nian's residence is called Kangjiazhuang; it can accommodate millions of people, and it suddenly becomes a bright hall. "The Ming Dynasty regarded this as a Feng Shui site, and the mausoleum area was dominated by evergreen pines and cypresses.

The Ming Tombs were built against the mountains and followed the pattern of the Xiaoling Tombs in Nanjing. That is, except for Shinto tombs, each tomb has a sacrificial area in the front and a tomb area in the back. The mausoleums are of similar specifications, each located on a hilltop. The distance between the mausoleums ranges from 500 meters to 8,000 meters. Except for Siling, which is located in the southwest corner, the rest are arranged in a fan shape around Changling. There are also mausoleums imitating the Xiaoling Mausoleum, saying that there is a building called "Mute Courtyard" or a glazed screen wall as a screen.

There is a stele pavilion at the gate of each mausoleum. The inscription records the emperor's achievements during his lifetime and should be written by the subsequent emperor. However, Renzong of the Ming Dynasty wrote a 3,500-word record of his father Zhu Di's achievements. After the inscription was written, no subsequent emperor continued to write it, so now except for the Changling stele, the other tombs have become wordless stele.

Take the larger Dingling Mausoleum (the tomb of Emperor Wanli) as an example. The overall layout of its ground-level buildings is round in front and back, symbolizing "a round sky and a round place". The ground-level buildings cover an area of ​​180,000 square meters. There are three spacious courtyards in the front and a tall treasure city in the back. The mausoleum has more than 300 ancillary buildings such as the ancestral sacrificial office, the slaughtering pavilion, the Dingling prison, the divine palace prison, and the divine horse room. Behind it is the outermost wall of the cemetery - Wailuo City (the wall outside the wall).

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Although the Ming Tombs belong to the royal family Project, but there is no comprehensive and accurate record of the overall cost, but the records of some mausoleums can still be used as a reference. Dingling, the mausoleum of Emperor Wanli, which started construction in 1584, is the three major tombs among the Ming Tombs... >>

Question 3: What is interesting about the Ming Tombs? The Ming Tombs Reservoir, The Uijiu Valley Scenic Area, Kiwi Valley, Yanshou Temple, and the Great Water Wall are all not too far away, and they are all ok

Question 4: What is there to do in the Ming Tombs? The first one in the Ming Tombs Attraction - Stone Archway, this stone archway is known as "Five Gates, Six Pillars and Eleven Rooms", and the carvings on the pillars are very exquisite.

Then we walked north and arrived at the second attraction - the Grand Palace Gate and the Dismounting Monument. After passing the Grand Palace Gate, we reached the Shinto. The Shinto is charged, but it is worth a visit. .

After leaving Shinto, take bus No. 314 and get off at Changling, the terminal, and you will arrive at Changling, the largest tomb among the Ming Tombs. The most famous thing in Changling is the golden nanmu pillar in the Ling'en Hall.

After Changling, walk two steps east to the Jingling Mausoleum of Emperor Xuande. The Jingling Tomb is not open to the public, and the main hall has been destroyed. Take a few steps further east to reach the Yongling Tomb of Emperor Jiajing. , Yongling is the second largest mausoleum among the Thirteen Tombs, but it is not open, but the peach blossoms around it are very beautiful. Further east from Yongling is Deling, which is under renovation.

Very close to the west of Changling is the Xianling Mausoleum of Emperor Hongxi. The Xianling Tomb is the second smallest among the Thirteen Tombs. Tailing. The most distinctive one is the Qingling Mausoleum. It is the mausoleum of Zhu Changluo, the shortest reigning emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He only reigned for 39 days. It was rebuilt from the abandoned mausoleum of Emperor Jingtai. This mausoleum can be visited. To the south of Tailing is the most remote Kangling of Emperor Zhengde.

To the south of Changling is Dingling, the only open underground palace, the third open Zhaoling of Emperor Longqing, and the Siling of Emperor Chongzhen, which is also the smallest of the Thirteen Tombs.

All in all, among the Thirteen Tombs, except for Changling, Dingling, and Zhaoling, the other tombs were severely damaged and are all under repair. At present, only Deling, Xianling, and Kangling have been basically repaired. Finish.

Question 5: What are the fun things to do in the Ming Tombs? Dingling (see the underground Xuan Palace 27 meters underground),

Changling (see the above-ground projects, the golden palace of Jinluan Hall) It takes 6-7 people to hold the silk nanmu)

Ming Tombs Reservoir (Longshan Park)

Ming Tombs Divine Road

Ming Tombs Seven-hole Bridge Flower Sea

Question 6: Which of the Ming Tombs is the most fun? Follow all the touch points to make the trip more perfect.

The Ming Ding Tombs are buried with the Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun and His two queens are also the only underground palace that has been developed in the Ming Tombs. You have to go through security before going down the stairs. It is empty inside, with only three imitation empty coffins. It is cool. The underground palace is well repaired and is by no means a shoddy project. , the atomic bomb cannot destroy it. Some of the excavated cultural relics are on display in several rooms on the ground.

Emperor Longqing and his three queens were buried in the Zhaoling Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty. They have not been excavated, so they can only Look at the restored buildings on the ground.

The Changling Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty is where Emperor Yongle Emperor Zhu Di and his queen are buried. It is the largest and has not been excavated. Only the buildings on the ground can be seen.

Dingling Mausoleum is ten years old. The only excavated tomb in the Sanling Tombs has a museum. The other tombs only have the appearance of the mausoleum.

Question 7: Among the Ming Tombs, Dingling, Zhaoling or Changling, which one is the most interesting? Dingling is the main one It takes 90 minutes to see the underground palace, which is also an underground building (9 meters underground).

Changling mainly looks at the golden nanmu in the Jinluan Hall (at least 6 or 7 people can hold it, the golden nanmu Nan), it takes 60 minutes

Shinto mainly sees stone people and beasts (civilians, military attaches and various mythical beasts), it takes 60 minutes

In fact, I saw Changling and Dingling, the gods After the journey, there is no need to visit Zhaoling. If you want to say which one is the most fun, it is not fun because it is a historical site. It is just a look at the history and some miracles in the history of Chinese architecture.

Usually there are more people visiting Dingling than Changling.

However, if you drive by yourself, you can get off at Qikong Bridge and look at the sea of ​​flowers under Qikong Bridge. It’s beautiful to go now

Question 8: Are the Ming Tombs fun? I personally like archeology, history, ancient architecture... this knowledge, so I like places like the Ming Tombs very much. It is said to be the Thirteen Tombs, but in fact more people go to Dingling (Emperor Wanli) and Changling (Emperor Yongle). Dingling is to see the underground palace, and Changling is to see the buildings above ground. The above-ground palaces in Changling are all It is built of golden nanmu. There are many treasures on display there, all of which were unearthed from the Dingling Underground Palace. The crowns of emperors and queens... white jade bowls... are all national treasure-level cultural relics. If you haven't been there, you might as well go and take a look!

Question 9: What are the taboos when visiting the Ming Tombs? Nothing else. Don’t take pictures indoors or in caves... It is said that the things underground are too yin-y, and the yin-yang will be absorbed when taking photos with flash. It was reflected on my own hand

Question 10: What are the interesting Mangshan National Forest Park near the Ming Tombs in Beijing

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Kowloon Amusement Park

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